Saturday, February 25, 2012

When are the oscars

What time are the Oscars? Despite what you may see online, the 84th Academy Awards show starts at 5:30 p.m. Pacific on ABC. Yet on the academy site and ABC.com, the promos clearly state: Live Oscar Sunday Feb. 26 7e | 4 p.

(Los Angeles Times)

Of the nine films nominated for Best Picture at this Sundays Academy Awards, the only two that came out before the fall movie season, where Oscar bait runs rampant, are probably the most unlikely nominees.

Nine films are up for the Oscars highest honor Sunday, when the 84th annual Academy Awards are presented in Los Angeles. For detailed overviews of each nominee and its making, click on the photo galleries below.

(CBS News)

(CNN)-- As I ride to the Oscars on my compañero Demián Bichirs coattails this Sunday, I will be mindful of some ironies. Will the canapés passed around to the guests arriving in black tie and gowns be served by documented workers? Hard to say.

(CNN)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Oscar ceremony has much to prove Sunday, including whether a blockbuster-free field can draw a TV audience and if Billy Crystals host routine remains a crowd-pleaser.